The latter complaint is what started the most recent chapter of the family drama.

Pope initially alleged that Lois Pope had taken out kidnapping insurance on her son's children as a backhanded threat against his inquiries into her philanthropic spending.

Following the suit, Paul Pope began sending out packages of material to media outlets -- New Times included -- with allegations that not only had his mother mismanaged the family wealth, but that there were unlisted assets still floating around from the original Enquirer sale. Lois fired back by saying in court filings that her son had simply blown through his money and was looking for a payday.

At the time, Paul Pope told New Times he hoped to finally get to the bottom of the matter.

"There's been a constant sort of battling on and off for 25 years," he said at the time.

Since the arrest, the son hasn't talked to reporters. Last night, we spoke briefly with the embattled heir, and he said he'd reach out today with an update about where things sit with his legal case. We'll update today with more information.

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